What to Say When You're Taking Wedding Planning Slowly (and People Won't Stop Bugging You About It)

You've seen too many girlfriends get engaged then enter Wedding Planning Hell the very next day. You are NOT going to follow that path. You and your fiancé are going to take it easy, take your time. Enjoy just being engaged, basking in the newness of it all. Lingering here, not planning, not doing, not checking out venues or tasting cakes. Not yet. But family, friends, coworkers, and even strangers can't understand why you're waiting. To this behavior, we'd argue, nor should they.

Essentially, it's none of their business why you're holding off on wedding planning. (Ideally it's because you're blissed out. But maybe you've got some relationship issues to hammer out first. Or you're dealing with a sick parent. Or legal issues. It may not all be crazy-in-love bliss that's holding you back, we know.) Whatever your reason, there's no need to explain to your random co-worker why you're not wedding dress shopping yet.